Steve Fisher came to KUAF this week for a conversation with Mike Shirkey of the Pickin' Post. He sang a few new tunes, and we have one of them as a preview of Saturday night's edition of the Pickin' Post.
Ozarks At Large
Valentine's Day is a holiday, for some, that embraces attraction and love, but usually in the popular form of chocolates or a card, but as Katy Henriksen reports, a new book explores love on a much deeper level.
Thanks to a new program, Arkansas Children's Hospital patients will receive Valentines whose messages were personalized by people from around the country. If you want to send a Valentine to a patient for free, visit the hospital's website here.Members of Arkansas' Congressional delegation react to President Obama's State of the Union Address earlier this week, as well as the President's pick to lead the Department of Defense. And, Fort Smith city and Sebastian County officials plan their next step inn moving forward with a regional aquatics center following public dissatisfaction with recently revised plans.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the results of the Walton Family Foundation's latest survey. Plus, a preview of TheatreSquared's latest production, “Sons of the Prophet,” which opens later this week. Also, we continue our series on OAL-inspired dishes with a new crepe.
Saturday night, the Starrlight Jazz Series will continue with two performances by the Grace Kelly Quintet in the Walton Arts Center's Starr Theater. 
As our series continues, we pay a visit to Crepes Paulette in Bentonville to watch the creation of a KUAF-inspired crepe.Arkansas legislators move forward with a bill that would cap annual growth of the state government, and the controversial bill that would allow some to carry concealed firearms on college campuses in the state moves forward as well. Plus, John Brown University in Siloam Springs gets a gift to help renovate the oldest dormitory on the school's campus.
Ahead on Ozarks: the continuing evolution of charter schools in Arkansas. Plus, our monthly survey of visual arts in the area, including a visit with three architecture students at the University of Arkansas about their photographic studies of different places in Northwest Arkansas. And for Fat Tuesday, we go inside the kitchen of Maudie Schmidt to make a Cajun classic: the beignet.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, FEMA and the American Red Cross are familiar names when it comes to emergency relief organizations, but have you heard of the Mennonite Disaster Team? We meet the Ozarks Mennonite team, as well as the brothers behind Two Brothers Canoes in the latest installment of our "Locally Made" series.
The local band East of Zion will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, which is located on the corner of School Ave. and Mountain St.
Senators Boozman and Pryor sound off about immigration reform, an Arkansan who advocates on behalf of the children of incarcerated persons is honored at the White House, Some Vietnam Veterans will be honored during a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Flag Day, including two Arkansans. And, thousands of license plates adorned with Razorbacks are on automobiles across the state, but those plates have generated millions of dollars for scholarships.
"Romeo and Juliet" by The Killers
A program in Arkansas has helped more women receive mammograms and other medical examinations in an effort to detect more cancers earlier.
Over the decades, Eureka Springs’ history museum, filled with historical collections and artworks, had taken on the appearance of a flea market. But thanks to several inspired new museum board members, the institution has been transformed.
The Young Actors Guild’s Summer Musical promises to be BIG this weekend. Becca Martin Brown tells us more.
